Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA has a population of 112,601 people with a median age of 44.1 and a median household income of $66,899. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA grew from 111,211 to 112,601, a 1.25% increase and its median household income grew from $64,827 to $66,899, a 3.2% increase.

The population of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is 80.5%White, 5.09%Hispanic, and 5.08%Two+. 8.51% of the people in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA speak a non-English language, and 97.6% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is $317,600, and the homeownership rate is 66.8%. Most people in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 27.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is $66,899. Males in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA have an average income that is 1.44 times higher than the average income of females, which is $60,582. The income inequality of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.521 which is higher than the national average.

Households in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA have a median annual income of $66,899, which is more than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA workers was Asian. These workers were paid 1.31 times more than Unknown workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA.

In 2016, the income inequality in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA was 0.521 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.77% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

8.76% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA (9,658 out of 110,204 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 55-64, followed by Male 55-64 and then Female 25-34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is White, followed by Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA grew at a rate of 2.55%, from 48,416 employees to 49,651 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA, are Management, Business, Science, & Arts, Sales & Office, and Service. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA grew at a rate of 2.55%, from 48,416 employees to 49,651 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Retail trade, and Educational Services. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA, though some of these residents may live in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA. In Washington the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 55-64 and 55-64, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to N/A primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of N/A. Yakima County, WA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Washington.

Washington residents 55-64 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Washington. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 55-64 and 55-64, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in N/A were N/A in N/A, but N/A in N/A. These numbers represent a N/A growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in N/A are $N/A N/A the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In N/A, the Medicare enrollees in N/A between the ages of 65 and 75 had N/A eye exams, N/A hemoglobin tests, and N/A lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In N/A, out of the N/A women in N/A between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, N/A had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from N/A to N/A.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Garfield County, WA has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 14.4%, the highest value of any county in Washington. This represents a 27.4% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 11.3%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Washington colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Ferry County, WA has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 19.5%, the highest value of any county in Washington. This represents a 4.28% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 18.7%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Washington colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Yakima County, WA has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 8, the highest rate of any county in Washington. This represents a 3.61% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 8.3.

The following map shows all of the counties in Washington colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is home to a population of 112,601 people, from which 97.6% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is composed of 90,593White residents (80.5%), 5,730Hispanic residents (5.09%), 5,725Two+ residents (5.08%), 4,554Asian residents (4.04%), and 4,479Black residents (3.98%). The most common foreign languages in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA are Spanish (2,535 speakers), Russian (1,115 speakers), and Chinese (742 speakers), but compared to other places, Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA has a relative high number of Scandinavian (221 speakers), Russian (1,115 speakers), and German (727 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA was 44.1. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 43.3, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 49.4. But people in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA residents was 43.9.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA was Germany, the natal country of 1,240 Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA residents, followed by Canada with 899 and Korea with 766.

When compared to other public use microdata areas, Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Uganda. In 2016, there were 155 people from Uganda living in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA, approximately 16.95 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 97.6% of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

In 2016, there were 15.8 times more White residents (90,593 people) in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5,730Hispanic and 5,725Two+ residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA as a share of the total population.

9,522 of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA was Spanish. 2.25% of the overall population of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA are native Spanish speakers. 0.99% speak Russian and 0.66% speak Chinese, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other public use microdata areas, Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA has a relatively high number of residents that are native Scandinavian speakers. In 2015, there were 221 native Scandinavian speakers living in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA, approximately 5.07 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA awarded 2,125 degrees. The student population of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is skewed towards females, with 756 male students and 1,369 female students. Most students in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA are White (1,153 and 54.3%), followed by Unknown (251 and 11.8%), Black or African American (186 and 8.75%), and Two or more races (159 and 7.48%). The largest universities in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA by number of graduates are Tacoma Community College (2,037 and 95.9%), Faith Evangelical College & Seminary (88 and 4.14%), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (658 and 31%), General Business (122 and 5.74%), and Registered Nursing (112 and 5.27%). The median tuition costs in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA are $7,425 for private four year colleges, and $3,476 and $8,820 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015, the Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tacoma Community College with 2,037 graduates.

Most students in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA are graduating from Public, 2-year institutions. Here is the breakdown of tuitition costs by sector for both in-state and out-of-state tuition:

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA were White. These 1,153 graduates mean that there were 4.59 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 251 graduates.

The median property value in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is $317,600, which is 1.55 times larger than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $307,400 to $317,600, a 3.32% increase. The homeownership rate of Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is 66.8%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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In 2016, the median household income of the 44,867 households in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA grew to $66,899 from the previous year's value of $64,827.

The following chart displays the households in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA grew to $317,600 from the previous year's value of $307,400.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA the largest share of households have a property value in the $300k-$400k range.

This chart shows the households in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

In 2016, 66.8% of the housing units in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 66.8%.

This percentage of owner-occupation is higher than the national average of 63.6%. This chart shows the ownership percentage in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA compared to its parent geographies.

The following chart displays the households in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 4% of the workforce in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Peninsula Region & Tacoma City (West) PUMA, WA compared to its parent geographies.